January 1, Feds Crack Down On Fake Polls As Media Meltdown Builds

Wyatt’s Take

• Washington just put broadcasters on notice that pushing made-up polls could cost them their licenses.
• A major polling firm admitted most of its surveys never happened, raising fresh doubts about election coverage.
• Working families in the heartland have watched polls used to shape narratives rather than report facts for years.

The Federal Communications Commission is warning television stations that broadcasting fake polls may break the rules that come with their licenses.

Chairman Brendan Carr said stations airing “entirely fake polls and suppression polls” could face consequences under federal rules that require honest service to the public.

The warning came one day after Wedgewood Polls confessed that most of its surveys were simply invented.

“Our company fabricated the results of numerous surveys and presented them as legitimate public opinion research,” the firm stated in its admission.

Heartland voters have long suspected that some polls are tools to discourage turnout or push certain candidates rather than measure real opinions.

Now federal regulators are saying broadcasters cannot simply repeat those false numbers on the air without risking their licenses.

Trump has warned for years that dishonest polling hurts fair elections and keeps working Americans from knowing where the country really stands.

Wyatt Matters

Middle America deserves straight answers about who is running this country, not made-up numbers designed to steer elections or silence voters.